Greenspan backs bank nationalization


Alan Greenspan, former Federal Reserve chairman said that the U.S. government may have to nationalize some banks temporarily.

Mr. Greenspan stated: "It may necessary to temporarily nationalize some banks in order to facilitate swift and orderly restructuring." He also said: "I understand that once in a hundred years this is what you do."

Republican senator from South Carolina, Lindsey Graham, said: "We cannot keep pouring good money after bad. [...] If nationalization works, then we should do it."

It is clear that something must be done, Banks have been stonewalling the Treasury by refusing to come clean about their losses. All they want is for the Treasury to give them money "with no strings attached" just like Paulson did. Paulson wasted $350 billion dollars. We still don't know how the money was spent. $350 billion dollars is a huge sum of money and it is all taxpayer money. To waste another $350 billion dollars with the second half of TARP would be beyond reason. Nationalization is a fancy way for the government to assume all of the bank losses. These bankers who were driven by greed and played fast and loose should be made to admit their mistakes and take their losses. If it means bankruptcy, so be it.

What are your comments on this plan?

Mr. Greenspan thinks that temporary nationalization could be the least bad solution and that it "would allow the government to transfer toxic assets to a bad bank without the problem of how to price them." Mr. Greenspan continued saying that senior creditors must be protected.

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